Linwood Custom Homes - Custom home packages including house plans

Award winning Custom Home Packages including house plans with site specific design.

All Weather Windows

Canada's largest privately owned window and door manufacturer

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

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Energy Star

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James Hardie

World leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard

Jeldwen Windows & Doors (US)

Reliable wood, vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors

Western Archrib

A leader in the design, manufacture, and custom fabrication of glued-laminated structural wood systems.

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Our Services

Working with Merritt Home Builders gives you

the opportunity to plan your project with professional advice in various areas of construction. You can then choose the best construction option to complete your project.

  • New Home Construction
  • Home Additions
  • Home Renovations
  • Our Expertise
  • Design and Construction Options

We provide our customers with a variety of practical building options. This gives you the flexibility you need in structuring a working relationship with us that makes sense. A number of clients like to act as the general contractor but may need project management services in certain technical areas of construction. Some want a qualified general contractor to build the structure of the home to the lock-up stage and then complete the interior finishing on their own. Others want the general contractor to look after the entire project.

New Home Construction

By breaking the construction process down into individual steps it becomes easier for homeowners to understand. This way you can plan step-by-step and make informed decisions on what you want to build and what resources you need to assemble.

  • Design and Blueprints
  • Material Selection and Purchase
  • Budget and Cash-flow
  • Building Permits and Approvals
    • Engineering, Septic, Geotech
    • Site progress and milestones to occupancy
  • Site Preparation
  • Utility Services
  • Foundation
  • Construction to Lock-up
    • Framing, Roofing, Rough Services
    • Doors, Windows, Siding
  • Interior to Occupancy
    • Heating, Plumbing, Electrical
    • Insulation, Drywall
    • Cabinets, Paint, Trim

Building a custom home successfully requires attention to detail and a good understanding of the construction process. There are many tasks to be completed which require management and skilled people to fulfill them. This is why most homeowners agree that it is safer to hire building professionals to complete their projects.

There are many design possibilities and thousands of building components with different performance characteristics to choose from. Merritt Home Builders can access all the resources you need to get your new home project completed as well as help you select the right design and combination of materials.


Home Additions

A new addition may be just what it takes to accommodate a changing family or special lifestyle needs. You can expand a kitchen, add a bathroom or change your existing home into the home of your dreams. Whatever you have in mind, Merritt Home Builders can help.

As with any construction project, an addition to your home requires careful planning. Before you decide to go ahead with the project, it is important to clearly identify the features you want. Just as important is a thorough inspection of the current structure so that any existing problems can be corrected at the same time.

The key challenge is to make sure that your addition meets your living requirements and looks like an integral part of the existing home. You will likely need help from a professional designer who can take your ideas and prepare blueprints that will meet structural and permitting requirements.

At Merritt Home Builders, we have the experience to assemble the resources needed and perform the work to professional standards.


Home Renovations

A professional renovation makes your home more appealing, more efficient and more durable. Merritt Home Builders has the right kind of experience to make you comfortable that your project will be successful. We provide you with realistic estimates and perform the work to meet building code standards. We can also assist you to source experienced designers and prepare blueprints that will meet structural and permitting requirements.

Before renovating, it's important to assess the condition of your home to determine if there are any significant underlying problems that must be addressed before or during your planned renovation. You will need to consider:

  • Lifestyle requirements
  • Upgrades or replacement of key structural elements
  • Improvement of the look and feel of the home

Good up-front planning is crucial before you start work to keep costs under control and get the best result. A thorough inspection will help you to assess the condition of your home. Merritt Home Builders can arrange for a professional home inspection for you that assesses signs of deterioration and the possible causes.

Merritt Home Builders can then help you plan your project and make your home look better, last longer and be more comfortable.


Our Expertise

Merritt Home Builders has many years of experience in the Merritt area, which allows us to successfully complete any complex home construction project. Our customers have relied on our expertise to build a new home or make a major addition to their existing home.

Construction is largely a sequential process. A variety of professional resources with a wide range of expertise is needed to complete a project successfully. They need to be available at the right time and be able to work together at different stages of the project. For example, when building components or manpower is not available at the jobsite when needed, it will cause delays. Merritt Home Builders has the expertise to make the construction process go more smoothly and efficiently.

Shortcuts on material and labor will affect the outcome of the entire project. The cost to fix problems caused by the use of substandard materials or incorrect application can be substantial. Using the right materials and hiring the right expertise means a much better finished result and more value in your home.

Some of the more crucial areas where expertise is needed include:

  • Obtaining permits and approvals
  • Design and material selection
  • Structural load bearing and other engineering requirements
  • Assembling the right human resources
  • Constructing the home to meet building code standards
  • Controlling and managing the project

In the construction of custom homes and major additions, all projects have different challenges. Merritt Home Builders understands that the key to a successful outcome is to finalize your design and select the right materials before work starts.

Working with Merritt Home Builders gives you the confidence that your project will go smoothly.


Design and Construction Options

Your choices of design, materials and construction method play a major role in the look and feel of the finished home. There are many ways to combine different construction types with design and material that creates the perfect home for you. Some may choose spacious open plan living, abundance of natural light and the ambiance of natural timbers while others prefer more traditional and easier to build structures.

Different construction methods will be required depending on the type of structure selected for the home. Conventional framing is the most common option. More complex homes may involve the use of post and beam, timber-frame or log structural components. In some cases, these components may be combined with a conventional frame to get a more cost-effective result.

Building different types of homes takes special skill sets. Merritt Home Builders uses the best construction practices no matter what design and structural materials are selected. We recommend the use of higher quality materials as they give a better finished result, reduce labor costs during the building process and minimize waste.


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